Category: Project Timeline
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First Workshop Success!
We had so much fun letting our creative juices flow at our first Design Workshop! On day #1 we spent time envisioning and prioritizing the kinds of elements we want to include on the site… woodworking shop, gardens, children’s play spaces, and so on. We then took our ideas and walked the site, imagining what
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Meet Our Architects (Caddis Collaborative & RHAD)
Today we welcome on board our architecture team: two firms that combine specializations in cohousing, green building, as well as knowledge of the local industry and vernacular. RHAD and Caddis Collaborative are now tasked with designing our community, bringing our dreams closer to reality. The first step of the design phase will begin this fall.
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Design Workshop #1: Site Plan
The first design workshop us all about the Site Plan: identifying what kinds of activities we want to do on the site, and mapping out where they will go. The common house, the homes, the gardens, the play spaces, parking, the treehouse, and so on.
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Welcome to the team, Caddis!
We are delighted to announce that Caddis Collaborative will be the cohousing architectural firm for Treehouse Village! We were humbled to receive proposals from several of the top cohousing architects in North America, and after a rigorous selection process, Bryan Bowen and his team at Caddis ended up being the right fit for TVE’s vision.
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An Offer on Land
We are so excited to announce that we have an accepted offer on an incredible parcel of land, located at 54 Pearl St in Bridgewater. We have agreed to meet conditions by October 1st, which gives us time to do a feasibility study on this land, to confirm that the visions we have for Treehouse
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Welcome to Treehouse Village Ecohousing
We are diving into 2019 with a new name, new look, and incredible momentum! Proudly introducing…. A family-friendly green neighbourhood in Bridgewater, NS
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Associate Membership Opens
The first level of membership (“Associate Membership”) will open immediately following the December 9th meeting to those who attended the Group-Forming Series. The fee for associate membership is $150 for 3 months, and is non-renewable and non-refundable. One household = one membership. At the conclusion of our Group-Forming Series we welcomed the first cohort of
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Bridgewater Cohousing Launches
By the response to our first Info Session, it’s clear to us that Bridgewater Cohousing has now launched! But it’s far from too late to join us. We’ve got several more info sessions planned for this fall. Scroll on for the details. It was a FULL HOUSE! Over 80 people took in the first Info Session,
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Studying Cohousing Communities
We are just back from a full and fulfilling 4-day cohousing study tour of Vancouver Island. We attended a 2-day workshop and visited 4 cohousing communities: Harbourside Cohousing in Sooke, Pacific Gardens Cohousing in Nanaimo, Ravens Crossing Cohousing (in development) in Sidney, and West Wind Harbour Cohousing (in development) in Sooke. The workshop “Is Cohousing